Grrl Scientist’s Punctuated Equilibrium blog (one of the Guardian newspaper’s science blogs) has posted about the launch of Google’s first global online science fair. From the Jan. 11, 2011 posting,

But thanks to the internet, kids from around the world now have the ability to participate in the world’s first online global science competition, the Google Science Fair! Together with CERN, LEGO, National Geographic and Scientific American, Google has created a new kind of online science competition that is global, open and more inclusive than ever. Students aged 13-18 from around the world are invited to design interesting, creative science projects that are relevant to today’s world and to compete for awesome once-a-lifetime experiences, scholarships and real-life work opportunities.

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Submission deadline: 4 April 2011.

The livestream broadcast for the fair’s opening can be seen on the Google Science Fair website from 9 – 10:30 am PST (1700 – 1830 GMT).

ETA Jan.11.11 9:35 am PST: It seems the launch was on Eastern Standard Time. Drat!  To make up for it, here’s the video that was used to publicize the fair,